Ohio freelance business journalist

About me

I'm a business journalist in Columbus, Ohio.
I write a weekly column on the city's restaurant industry for the Columbus Dispatch. I'm a regular contributor on business, finance, and legal issues for Columbus CEO Magazine, Columbus Parent magazine, and for the wire services Bankrate.com and Bloomberg.
I have worked for more than a decade in publishing, as a freelance writer, full-time business reporter, wire service stringer, and as an assistant editor and photographer for several magazines in New Orleans.

More about Denise

August 01, 2011

I've been a restaurant columnist, covering the business of restaurants in central Ohio, for the Columbus DIspatch since January 2010. You can read it in the business section at Dispatch.com every Tuesday.

I'm also writing the Sunday garden column for the Dispatch, and have been doing so since January 2011.

March 25, 2009

I love writing about personal finance, and my article about how a spend-nothing month can jump start your savings, which appeared on Bankrate.com today, is one of my favorites. The No Spend Month, where you and your family spend vow to spend almost no money for an entire 30 days, is a very effective tool for jump-starting savings and pinpointing your spending weak spots.

Here are the links to the bloggers featured in the article. Their stories may inspire you to have your own No Spend Month.

Rachel and her family have a No Spend Month every July, spending just $250 that month on everything that isn't a regular monthly bill, including groceries. Read more about her experience at Small Notebook.

Shannon S. and her family went on a 6-week spending crash diet. Read more about her experience at Nourishing Days.

Joy P. Harkins had a No Spend Month last November.Read more about her experience at Just Plain Joy.

And don't forget to read about my month of not spending, starting here.